Industry Concerned Over Proposed Increase of EU Plastic Packaging Levy

Industry Concerned Over Proposed Increase of EU Plastic Packaging Levy

The European Commission has proposed raising the EU-wide levy on non-recycled plastic packaging waste, in order to account for inflation, which has eroded the real value of the current charge. Introduced in 2021 as part of measures to balance the budget after Brexit, the levy has already generated an estimated € 7.2 billion in revenue.…